'INDIA and NDA alliances have made so many commitments. We don't ally with them as their track records don't indicate its fulfilment. Behenji has held that BSP is open for a post-poll tie-up,' BSP national coordinator and Mayawati’s political successor tells The Indian Express
The Mayawati government in 2011 passed an Assembly resolution on dividing the state into west UP, central UP, east UP and Bundelkhand, citing the ease of administration. Since then, the issue has largely fizzled out
The Congress will contest 17 of Uttar Pradesh's 80 Lok Sabha seats in the forthcoming general election, and the Samajwadi Party of former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will be allotted the remaining 63, the INDIA bloc members said.
Farm unions are demanding to enact a law guaranteeing a minimum support price (MSP) for all crops, as recommended by the Swaminathan Commission report.